Richard Deacon
Acting
Born May 14, 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Richard Lewis Deacon (May 14, 1922 – August 8, 1984) was an American actor, best known for playing supporting roles in television shows on The Dick Van Dyke Show (as milksop producer Mel Cooley) and Leave It to Beaver (as Lumpy's self-aggrandizing father Fred Rutherford). He also had minor roles in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).
Known For · 40 titles
Perry Mason
The Love Boat
The Donna Reed Show
The Rifleman
The Bob Hope Show
Bonanza
The Merv Griffin Show
The Real McCoys
Trapper John, M.D.
Alice
The Twilight Zone
Maverick
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Love, American Style
My Three Sons
Get Smart
The Beverly Hillbillies
I Dream of Jeannie
Leave It to Beaver
Green Acres
The Untouchables
Gunsmoke
Night Gallery
The Jack Benny Program
Mister Ed
Here's Lucy
The Danny Thomas Show
Hawaiian Eye
The Ford Television Theatre
The Addams Family
The Millionaire
McMillan & Wife
The Munsters
77 Sunset Strip
My Favorite Martian
The Life Of Riley
Navy Log
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis